Amelanchier La Paloma
- Flowering month: April
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
La Paloma features long cascades of white flowers in early spring, followed by emerging coppery-green leaves.
In autumn the leaves turn orange and red.
La Paloma is a modern Amelanchier, raised in the Netherlands in the 1990s.
La Paloma trees for sale
3-year La Paloma tree - in a 12L pot
2.5m-4m tall after 10 years
£44.95
How to grow
Like most Amelanchiers, La Paloma prefers neutral or slightly acidic conditions.
La Paloma characteristics
Growing
- Attractive features:
Attractive flowers Autumn foliage colour
- Height 10 years:
2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
- Growth habit:
Upright-spreading
- Site conditions:
Occasional flooding
- Hardiness rating (RHS):
H6 (to -20C)
- Gardening skill:
Suitable for beginners
Identification
- Country of origin:
Netherlands
- Flowering month:
April
- Flower colour:
White
- Leaf/Flower sequence:
Flowers appear first
- Leaf colour:
Green
- Leaf colour - young:
Light copper
- Leaf colour - autumn:
Orange / Red
- Annual cycle:
Deciduous
- Awards:
RHS Award of Garden Merit
